Benan Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
Benan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 807 | 1:23,917 | 1,672 |
| Iraq | 199 | 1:175,988 | 4,298 |
| Philippines | 163 | 1:621,093 | 66,503 |
| Mauritania | 157 | 1:26,082 | 2,232 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Benan (11,295) may also be a first name.
Benan Demographics
Benan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Benan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: बेनन, Marathi: बेनन, Oriya: େବନନ, Russian: Бэнан) occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 244,303rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,468,146 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Benan reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 56,478th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 11,295 people.
The last name Benan is most commonly used in Syria, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 23,917. In Syria it is primarily found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Syria this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 12 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.
Benan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Benan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benan surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Benan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning 326,200 kr per year and in United States they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning $65,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनन | benana | - |
| Benan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻥ | bnan | 98 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ | albnan | 2 |
| Benan in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनन | benana | 61.54 |
| बेनीराम | benirama | 23.08 |
| बेणन | benana | 7.69 |
| बेनान | benana | 7.69 |
| Benan in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନନ | ebanana | 33.33 |
| େବନାନ୍ | ebanan | 33.33 |
| େବନାନ | ebanana | 33.33 |
| Benan in the Russian language | ||
| Бэнан | benan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benan
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